VOORHEESVILLE - A village court judge has agreed to dismiss a child endangerment charge against a fifth-grade teacher accused of biting a student as long as he stays out of legal trouble, Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple said.

On Dec. 21, Apple's office charged Michael Guerette, a teacher at Voorheesville Elementary School, with endangering the welfare of a child when he allegedly bit a female student's forearm while arm-wrestling a young male student in his classroom.

At a court appearance Monday, a judge agreed to adjourn the case in contemplation of dismissal, Apple said.

As part of the agreement, Guerette will have to write a letter of apology to the family of the student he allegedly bit, Apple said.

In January, Guerette's attorney, James Knox, told reporters that the incident was "just another day in the classroom" and that "(Guerette) reported the incident out of a sense of extreme caution."

The bizarre incident unfolded on Dec. 13, when Guerette allegedly challenged a boy in his class to an arm wrestling match. As Guerette and the student grappled, other students began pulling on the boy's hand, trying to help him win, Apple said. Guerette, 50, then allegedly bit the arm of a female student who joined in, causing bruising and leaving teeth marks, Apple said.

Knox said that parents of current and former students of Guerette's had sent letters to the school in support of the teacher, who was place on paid administrative leave after his arrest. The school would not comment on the case Wednesday morning. NewsChannel 13 reported that Guerette remains on paid leave while his case is reviewed internally.